Will Treasury be able to borrow the massive amount of over-spending?
*Barron's, by Randall W. Forsyth, January 24, 2009:
"Bailouts Threaten Nations' Debt Ratings
THE INCOMING OBAMA ADMINISTRATION got a rude reception from the debt
markets.
Ed Yardeni, who coined the term 'bond vigilantes' back in the early
'Eighties, sees them being roused again. Then, the vigilantes' main
target was inflation; now it's burgeoning budget deficits around the
globe.
The eponymous head of Yardeni Research notes that the Congressional
Budget Office is projecting a fiscal 2009 budget deficit of $1.2
trillion -- 8% of U.S. gross domestic product. And that's before
President Obama's $800 billion stimulus plan. The CBO also accounts for
the discounted present value of the TARP returns, which brings its cost
down to $180 billion this year from the likely $700 billion cash outlay.
Taking all that into account, Goldman Sachs estimates that the
Treasury's cash borrowing needs may hit $2.5 trillion this year.
Against this backdrop, incoming Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner
threw down the gauntlet to America's biggest creditor, China, accusing
it of currency manipulation."
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